1979 Firecracker 400
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The 1979 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Daytona International Speedway, notable as a mid-season superspeedway event won by Neil Bonnett.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1979 Firecracker 400 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5847908 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1979 Firecracker 400 Context triple: [Neil Bonnett, wonRace, 1979 Firecracker 400]
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A.
1983 World 600
The 1983 World 600 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, notable for being one of the sport’s premier long-distance events of that season.
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B.
1982 World 600
The 1982 World 600 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, notable for being won by driver Neil Bonnett.
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C.
Southern 500
The Southern 500 is one of NASCAR’s oldest and most prestigious stock car races, traditionally held at Darlington Raceway and often associated with Labor Day weekend.
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D.
Brickyard 400
The Brickyard 400 is a major annual NASCAR Cup Series race held at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, known as one of stock car racing’s most prestigious events.
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E.
Alsco Uniforms 300
The Alsco Uniforms 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race held annually at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1979 Firecracker 400 Target entity description: The 1979 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Daytona International Speedway, notable as a mid-season superspeedway event won by Neil Bonnett.
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A.
1983 World 600
The 1983 World 600 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, notable for being one of the sport’s premier long-distance events of that season.
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B.
1982 World 600
The 1982 World 600 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, notable for being won by driver Neil Bonnett.
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C.
Southern 500
The Southern 500 is one of NASCAR’s oldest and most prestigious stock car races, traditionally held at Darlington Raceway and often associated with Labor Day weekend.
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D.
Brickyard 400
The Brickyard 400 is a major annual NASCAR Cup Series race held at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, known as one of stock car racing’s most prestigious events.
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E.
Alsco Uniforms 300
The Alsco Uniforms 300 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race held annually at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASCAR race
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motorsport event ⓘ stock car race ⓘ |
| averageSpeed | 172.89 mph ⓘ |
| carsInField | 41 ⓘ |
| cautionLaps | 14 ⓘ |
| cautions | 3 ⓘ |
| city | Daytona Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | July 4, 1979 ⓘ |
| driversInField | 41 ⓘ |
| heldOnHoliday | Independence Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laps | 160 ⓘ |
| leadChanges | 33 ⓘ |
| location | Daytona Beach, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Neil Bonnett victory
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mid-season superspeedway event ⓘ |
| partOf | Firecracker 400 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionDriver | Buddy Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| polePositionTeam | Ranier-Lundy Racing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poleSpeed | 193.196 mph ⓘ |
| raceFormat | single race ⓘ |
| raceNumberInSeason | 16 ⓘ |
| sanctioningBody | NASCAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup Series ⓘ |
| series | NASCAR Winston Cup Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startType | rolling start ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| totalDistance |
400 miles
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643.7 kilometers ⓘ |
| trackLength |
2.5 miles
ⓘ
4.0 kilometers ⓘ |
| trackSurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| trackType | superspeedway ⓘ |
| venue | Daytona International Speedway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Neil Bonnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningDriver | Neil Bonnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningManufacturer | Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeam | Wood Brothers Racing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1979 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1979 Firecracker 400 Description of subject: The 1979 Firecracker 400 was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series stock car race held at Daytona International Speedway, notable as a mid-season superspeedway event won by Neil Bonnett.
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